The Latest Breaking News from Ben Barnicoat

IMSA VIR: Corvette Racing claims victory over title rival

The 160-minute race got underway with Jack Hawksworth leading the field from pole position, driving the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3.

Motorsport · Aug 27, 2023

IMSA Road America: Campbell, Nasr Penske Porsche takes victory

Drama began even before the 160-minute race got underway, with the pole-sitting #31 Action Express Cadillac forced to start from the back after an incident for Alexander Sims in warmup.

Autosport · Aug 6, 2023

IMSA Lime Rock: Heart of Racing Astons take both class wins

The 160-minute race got underway with Ross Gunn leading the GTD Pro field in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3. He got away cleanly from Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 and Antonio Garcia in the Corvette Racing C8.R.

Motorsport · Jul 22, 2023

IMSA CTMP: Braun’s Acura beats AXR Cadillac in first practice

Braun’s Acura topped the 90-minute session for the 34-car entry with a quickest time of 1m07.341s, over three quarters of a second clear of all rivals at the fabled sportscar track near Toronto.

Motorsport · Jul 7, 2023

How Lexus almost lost milestone IMSA GTD clean sweep at Watkins Glen

The #14 Vasser Sullivan-run RC F of Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat had led for over 100 laps of the six-hour race when it received a drive-through penalty for pitlane speeding after its final pitstop.

Autosport · Jun 26, 2023

How Lexus almost lost milestone GTD clean sweep at Watkins Glen

The #14 Vasser Sullivan-run RC F of Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat had led for over 100 laps of the six-hour race when it received a drive-through penalty for pitlane speeding after its final stop.

Motorsport · Jun 26, 2023

IMSA Watkins Glen: Porsche snatches last-gasp win from BMW

Jaminet passed Connor De Phillippi’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan-run BMW with just six minutes of the six-hour race remaining. The race went full-course yellow just moments later, as a BMW GTD car somersaulted on the approach to the final corner.

Autosport · Jun 25, 2023

Le Mans 24h: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that Alessandro Pier Guidi drove to second in Hyperpole, Calado whisked to a time of 3m27.275s shortly before Jean-Eric Vergne’s #93 Peugeot 9X8 LMH brought out the red flags when it stopped between the two Mulsanne Chicanes.

Motorsport · Jun 8, 2023

Le Mans 24 Hours: Calado puts Ferrari top in final practice session

Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar that Alessandro Pier Guidi drove to second in Hyperpole, Calado whisked to a time of 3m27.275s shortly before Jean-Eric Vergne’s #93 Peugeot 9X8 LMH brought out the red flags when it stopped between the two Mulsanne Chicanes.

Autosport · Jun 8, 2023

Could Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rule changes prompt an LMP2 upset?

For this year’s centenary edition of the endurance racing blue ribband, the previous system of splitting the field behind three safety cars spaced around the 8.467-mile circuit has been dropped and a single pace car will be used in the event of a serious incident.

Autosport · Jun 8, 2023